Abwesenheit
German, noun[ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]
Abwesenheit is spelled A-B-W-E-S-E-N-H-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears 8.9 times per million words in written German, the 7,736th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abwesenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “absence (state of being absent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Zustand, dass man körperlich nicht zugegen ist”.
What does Abwesenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabsence (state of being absent)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Zustand, dass man körperlich nicht zugegen ist 2. der Zustand, dass man geistig nicht zugegen ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Abwesenheit
- Abwesenheiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abwesenheit?
- [ˈapˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abwesenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abwesenheit in German?
Abwesenheit appears 8.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).